EP2946879B1 - Dispositif de polissage au tonneau centrifuge et procédé de polissage au tonneau - Google Patents

Dispositif de polissage au tonneau centrifuge et procédé de polissage au tonneau Download PDF

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EP2946879B1
EP2946879B1 EP13875466.8A EP13875466A EP2946879B1 EP 2946879 B1 EP2946879 B1 EP 2946879B1 EP 13875466 A EP13875466 A EP 13875466A EP 2946879 B1 EP2946879 B1 EP 2946879B1
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Norihito Shibuya
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
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    • B24B31/0212—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels the barrels being submitted to a composite rotary movement
    • B24B31/0218—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels the barrels being submitted to a composite rotary movement the barrels are moving around two parallel axes, e.g. gyratory, planetary movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • B24B31/02—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels
    • B24B31/023—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels with tiltable axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B31/00—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor
    • B24B31/02—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels
    • B24B31/033—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels having several rotating or tumbling drums with parallel axes

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  • One aspect and one embodiment of the present invention relate to a centrifugal barrel polishing machine and a barrel polishing method.
  • the machine and the method can reduce damage occurring on surfaces of workpieces when components (workpieces) are polished.
  • the components (workpieces) are composed of a hard brittle material, a metal, a synthetic resin, or a composite material.
  • a centrifugal barrel polishing machine for workpiece machining such as deburring, rounding, burnishing, polishing, surface roughness adjustment, or the like is known (for example, see Patent Literature 1).
  • the workpiece machining is performed by putting an object (workpieces) to be polished and a polishing medium into a barrel tank and fluidizing the workpieces and the polishing medium in the barrel tank.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine fluidizes the workpieces and the polishing medium to polish the workpieces by rotating and revolving the barrel tank into which the workpieces and the polishing medium are put (like a sun-and-planet motion).
  • JP S61 95870 A discloses a fully automatic barrel polishing machine wherein, when vertical type planetary swirtling barrel polishing work is carried out after inclined type rotating barrel polishing work, the operation of an electric motor for rotating a barrel vessel is stopped, and an electric motor for yoke indexing is driven to rotate a yoke.
  • the opening of a barrel vessel is located below so as to change a main spindle loosely fitted in the yoke from an inclined position into vertical one.
  • a main electric motor is next driven to planetarily swirl the barrel vessel round the vertical main spindle.
  • masses are gradually raised near the swirling periphery of a barrel vessel inside wall to reduce shock occurring in starting and stopping of the barrel vessel less than horizontal type high speed planetary swirling barrel polishing.
  • the operation of the main electric motor is stopped, and a geared motor with brake is ddriven to index the barrel vessel in position.
  • US 2011/256808 A1 discloses a high speed polishing device useful for polishing a large number of miniature components, such as multi-layer electronic components.
  • a vertical planetary ball mill or other barrel polishing device is modified to rotate polishing containers having a modified interior cavity structure.
  • This interior cavity provides a smooth, gradually curved interior sidewall that improves circulation within the container during high-speed vertical polishing rotation. The improved circulation results in polishing for a larger number of components placed within the container and in less time than existing polishing container structures.
  • JP 2003 191161 A discloses an aggregate polishing device provided with a rotating plate provided with a plate surface having a conical-shape part enlarging downward, having a longitudinal cross section of the plate surface curved into a recess shape from the central part to the outer circumference part, and freely rotating around a rotation axis core, and an outer circumferential annulus provided with an inner wall surface having a prt reducing upward and having the longitudinal cross section of the inner wall surface curved into recess shape.
  • the rotation axis core is inclined in the range of 10.30 degrees relative to the vertical direction, a product take-out hole is provided in the inclined direction of the rotation axis core in the upper part of the outer circumferential annulus, and a polishing/crushing bowl is disposed in a crush chamber formed with the plate surface and the inner wall surface.
  • JP 2010 005712 A discloses a barrel polishing method and a corresponding apparatus, wherein the revolution speed of a barrel bath containing a workpiece and an abrasive is changed from low speed to high speed from an initial stage of a polishing process toward its finishing stage, thereby achieving barrel polishing at high machining efficiency while suppressing a defect rate, irrespective of the types and characteristics of the constituent materials of the workpiece.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Utility Model Laid-open No. 05-016130
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine Since workpieces are polished by rotation and revolution of the barrel tank, the centrifugal barrel polishing machine has high polishing capability. However, when workpieces composed of a hard brittle material which is hard but vulnerable to impact and fragile are polished, damage such as cracks or chipping occurs in corners or edges thereof.
  • Hard brittle materials are widely used as materials of various electronic components such as multi-layered ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), inductors, quartz oscillators, or the like.
  • MLCCs multi-layered ceramic capacitors
  • inductors inductors
  • quartz oscillators quartz oscillators
  • improvement in performance and a decrease in size are desired. Therefore, a polishing machine and a polishing method in which cracks and chipping are not generated in workpieces during polishing are desired.
  • a centrifugal barrel polishing machine according to the present invention is defined by the combination of features of claim 1.
  • a barrel polishing method according to the present invention is defined by the combination of features of claim 8.
  • Dependent claims relate to preferred embodiments.
  • a centrifugal barrel polishing machine that polishes workpieces by rotating and revolving a barrel tank.
  • the barrel tank contains a mass including the workpieces and a polishing medium.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine includes: a disc-like turret configured to turn about a revolution shaft; a plurality of barrel tanks each installed in the turret via a rotation shaft and configured to turn about the rotation shaft; a rotating mechanism configured to turn the turret and the barrel tanks; and a tilting mechanism configured to tilt the revolution shaft of the turret with respect to a horizontal plane and to tilt each rotation shaft with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • a principal reason for occurrence of damage to workpieces is that, when the centrifugal force in a barrel tank and the gravitational force of workpieces reach an equilibrium state, the mass is separated from the inner wall of the barrel tank and is scattered in the barrel tank and then the mass violently collides with the opposite inner wall.
  • the revolution shaft of the turret is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane and each rotation shaft is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane. Since each rotation shaft is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane, component forces act in addition to the gravitational force and the centrifugal force. Accordingly, even when the gravitational force and the centrifugal force reach an equilibrium state, the mass moves along the inner walls of each barrel tank due to the component forces. As a result, it is possible to prevent damage to workpieces due to collision of the workpieces with the inner walls of each barrel tank.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine further includes rotation speed adjusting means for controlling a rotation speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks.
  • a centrifugal barrel polishing method using the centrifugal barrel polishing machine having this configuration includes: a step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks; and a step of polishing the workpieces through the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks, wherein the step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks includes a first acceleration step of adjusting the speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks using the rotation speed adjusting means such that the centrifugal force applied to the mass reaches a first centrifugal force, which is set as a centrifugal force immediately before the mass is separated from inner walls of each barrel tank with its own weight, within a first period of time and a second acceleration step of adjusting the speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks using the rotation speed adjusting means such that the centrifugal force applied to the mass reaches a second centrifugal force, which is set as a centrifugal force
  • the first centrifugal force may range from 0.3 G to 1.0 G and the second centrifugal force may range from 1.5 G to 6.0 G.
  • the tilting mechanism may include: a base to which the turret is fixed to be rotatable about the revolution shaft; a tilt trestle configured to tiltably fix the base; and a turning mechanism connected to the base and configured to freely tilt the base.
  • Each barrel tank can be freely tilted by the turning mechanism. This tilting is performed by tilting each barrel tank in a range of 30° to 70° when the centrifugal force applied to the mass is present at least between a first centrifugal force and a second centrifugal force.
  • This tilting includes both a case in which the barrel tanks are tilted at the same angle while performing the barrel polishing and a case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks is changed continuously or stepwise during the barrel polishing.
  • the turning mechanism may be a cylinder configured to freely tilt the base through extension and contraction of a piston.
  • the degree of extension and contraction of the piston of the cylinder it is possible to freely adjust the tilt angle of the revolution shaft of the turret, that is, the tilt angle of each rotation shaft.
  • Each rotation shaft may be tilted in a range of 30° to 70° with respect to the horizontal plane by the tilting mechanism.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine may include a plurality of barrel tank cases to which the barrel tanks are respectively fixed, the rotation shafts may be respectively installed on one of the ends of the barrel tank cases, and each rotation shaft may be rotatably fixed to the turret.
  • the barrel tanks are tilted in a state in which two turrets are arranged to face each other, a large load is applied to the revolution shaft of the turrets and the rotation shafts.
  • the tilting mechanism may fix the revolution shaft and the rotation shafts at a predetermined tilt angle and move the revolution shaft and the rotation shafts at an arbitrary angle.
  • an optimal tilt angle may be determined in advance and then a jig configured to tilt the revolution shaft and the rotation shafts to the tilt angle may be used.
  • tilt angle adjusting means for freely adjusting the angle at which the barrel tanks are tilted may be further provided.
  • the barrel tanks may be adjusted to an optimal tilt angle using the tilt angle adjusting means in consideration of attributes of workpieces, desired finishing precision, polishing time, or the like.
  • a barrel polishing method comprising: a step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks; and a step of polishing the workpieces through the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks, wherein the step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks includes a step of continuously changing the angle formed by each rotation shaft and the horizontal plane.
  • “continuously changing” includes a case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks is continuously changed, a case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks is changed stepwise as will be described later, and a case in which the continuous changing and the stepwise changing are combined.
  • the damage to the workpieces can be further reduced particularly by appropriately selecting a tilting speed between a first centrifugal force and a second centrifugal force to be described later.
  • a barrel polishing method of changing the tilt angle of the barrel tanks stepwise in the centrifugal barrel polishing machine includes: a step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks; and a step of polishing the workpieces through the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks, wherein the step of rotating and revolving the barrel tanks includes a first tilting step of adjusting the tilt angle using the tilt angle adjusting means such that the barrel tanks are tilted at a first tilt angle while the centrifugal force applied to the mass reaches a second centrifugal force which is set as a centrifugal force at which the mass centrifugally comes in contact with the inner walls of each barrel tank after reaching a first centrifugal force which is set as a centrifugal force immediately before the mass is separated from inner walls of each barrel tank with its own weight and a step of adjusting the tilt angle using the tilt angle adjusting means such that the barrel tanks are tilted at a second tilt angle while the centrifugal force applied to the mass is maintained as a third centrifugal
  • the first tilt angle may range from 30° to 70° and the second tilt angle may range from 0° to 30°.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine may further include a preliminary rotation mechanism configured to only rotate each barrel tank.
  • a barrel polishing method using the centrifugal barrel polishing machine having this configuration may be used to prevent cracks or chipping of workpieces when the workpieces formed of a hard brittle material are barrel-polished.
  • the method may include: a preliminary polishing step of rounding angular portions of corners and edges of the workpieces by rotating each barrel tank through operation of the preliminary rotation mechanism; and a main polishing step of polishing the workpieces by rotating and revolving the barrel tanks after the preliminary polishing step. Generation of cracks and chipping in workpieces begins with angular portions of corners or edges.
  • the hard brittle materials are crystal materials such as various ceramics and quartz and materials having hard and brittle characteristics such as silicon and ferrite.
  • centrifugal barrel polishing machine An example of a centrifugal barrel polishing machine will be described below with reference to the drawings as embodiments. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following description, right, left, up, and down refer to the directions shown in the drawings unless particularly mentioned otherwise.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams illustrating a structure of a centrifugal barrel polishing machine according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an outline figure of the machine
  • (A) of Fig. 2 is a lateral view of the machine
  • (B) of Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram in the A-A direction of (A) of Fig. 2 .
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine 1 includes a housing 2, a polishing unit 10, a rotating mechanism 20, a tilting mechanism 30, and a control mechanism 40.
  • the polishing unit 10, the rotating mechanism 20, and the tilting mechanism 30 are accommodated in the housing 2.
  • the housing 2 is provided with a sliding door 3.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a state in which the sliding door 3 is opened.
  • the polishing unit 10 is disposed in the housing 2.
  • the polishing unit 10 includes a plurality of barrel tanks 11, a plurality of barrel tank cases 12 to which the barrel tanks 11 are detachably fixed, and a turret 14 (rotary disc) to which the barrel tank cases 12 are rotatably fixed.
  • Each barrel tank 11 includes a box-like body of which a part is opened and a lid covering the opening.
  • each barrel tank 11 includes a body of which a top surface is opened and a lid which is detachably fixed to cover the opening.
  • the shape of the internal space (the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the shaft center of each barrel tank 11) of each barrel tank 11 is octagonal.
  • the shape of the internal space of each barrel tank 11 is not limited to the octagon.
  • the internal space may have a circular shape or another polygonal shape. When the internal space has a polygonal shape, fluidity of a mass under barrel polishing is improved.
  • Each barrel tank 11 is fixed to each barrel tank case 12.
  • Each barrel tank case 12 has a rotation shaft 13 on the end thereof.
  • Each barrel tank case 12 is fixed to the turret 14 via the rotation shaft 13. That is, each barrel tank 11 is rotatably installed in the turret 14 via each rotation shaft.
  • the turret 14 has a disc shape, and bearings into which the rotation shafts 13 are inserted are arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. That is, the barrel tank cases 12 are fixed to the turret 14 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.
  • a revolution shaft 15 is vertically suspended from the center of the turret 14.
  • the positions (shaft directions) of the revolution shaft 15 and the rotation shafts 13a to 13d are relatively fixed.
  • the direction of the revolution shaft 15 and the directions of the rotation shafts 13a to 13d are fixed to be the same direction.
  • barrel tanks 11 for example, four barrel tanks 11 are used.
  • the barrel tanks 11 and the rotation shafts 13 are arranged in the order of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d and the rotation shafts 13a to 13d in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side in (B) of Fig. 2 .
  • the rotating mechanism 20 includes a drive motor 21, a driving pulley 22, a revolution pulley 23, a driving belt 24, driven pulleys 25A and 25B, rotation pulleys 26a to 26d, driven belts 27A and 27B, and tightening pulleys 28A and 28B.
  • the rotating shaft of the drive motor 21 is disposed to be perpendicular to the main surface of the turret 14.
  • the driving pulley 22 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the drive motor 21.
  • the revolution pulley 23 is disposed on the outer circumference of the turret 14.
  • the driving belt 24 is suspended over the driving pulley 22 and the revolution pulley 23.
  • two driven pulleys 25A and 25B each is fixed to the revolution shaft 15.
  • the driven pulleys 25A and 25B have the same diameter.
  • the rotation pulleys 26a to 26d each has the same diameter as the driven pulleys 25A and 25B and is fixed to the rotation shafts 13a to 13d.
  • the driven belt 27A is suspended over the driven pulley 25A and the rotation pulleys 26a and 26d.
  • the driven belt 27B is suspended over the driven pulley 25B and the rotation pulleys 26b and 26c.
  • the tightening pulleys 28A and 28B are contacted by the outer circumferential surface of the driven belts 27A and 27B, respectively, and serve to reduce slack in the belts.
  • the rotational force of the drive motor 21 is transmitted to the rotation pulleys 26a to 26d via the driven pulleys 25A and 25B and the driven belts 27A and 27B. Since the driven pulleys 25A and 25B and the rotation pulleys 26a to 26d have the same diameters, each of the rotation shafts 13a to 13d synchronously turns (rotates) at the same rotation speed as the revolution shaft 15, that is, the turret 14.
  • the revolution in which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d turn about the revolution shaft 15 and the rotation in which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each turns about the rotation shafts 13a to 13d are synchronously performed by the rotating mechanism 20.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine 1 is provided with a mechanism (tilting mechanism 30) that tilts the rotation shafts of each barrel tank 11 from a horizontal plane by relatively fixing the revolution shaft 15 and the rotation shafts of each barrel tank 11 and tilting the revolution shaft 15 from the horizontal plane and that can perform the barrel polishing in this state.
  • the rotation shaft is arranged not to be tilted with respect to the drawing (horizontal plane).
  • the tilting mechanism 30 for tilting the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed with respect to the drawing when the barrel polishing is performed is provided.
  • the turret 14 is tilted at a predetermined angle as illustrated in Fig. 2 and the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed are tilted.
  • An angle ⁇ at which the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed is tilted by the tilting mechanism 30 is determined according to the horizontal axis X and the extension direction Y of the rotation shafts.
  • the angle ⁇ may be set to 30° or greater with respect to the drawing or may be set to 40° or greater with respect to the drawing.
  • the angle ⁇ may be set to 50° or less or may be set to 70° or less. That is, the angle ⁇ may be set to a range of 30° to 70° or may be set to a range of 40° to 50°.
  • each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed When the tilt angle of the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed is less than 30°, a speed zone in which the mass is separated from the inner walls of each barrel tank 11 is generated as described above and the workpieces are damaged.
  • the tilt angle of the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed is greater than 70°, fluidity of the mass in each barrel tank 11 during the barrel polishing is poor and unevenness in finishing precision is caused.
  • the tilt angle of the rotation shafts of each barrel tank case 12 to which the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed may be fixed to the same angle from start to end of the barrel polishing or the tilt angle may be changed with the progress of the barrel polishing.
  • the tilting mechanism 30 is configured to set the tilt angle to a predetermined angle depending on the type or shape of workpieces or the machining purpose.
  • the tilting mechanism 30 in this embodiment includes a base 31 for fixing the polishing unit 10 and the rotating mechanism 20, a tilt trestle 32 for tiltably fixing the base 31, and a cylinder 33 including a stretchable shaft (piston) as a turning mechanism.
  • the base 31 includes a tiltable base 31a to which the drive motor 21 is fixed and a tilting member 31b that is vertically installed on the tiltable base 31a.
  • a pivot shaft 31c is fixed to both side surfaces (the front surface and the back surface in (A) of Fig. 2 ) of the tiltable base 31a.
  • a rotation shaft bearing 31d that rotatably axially supports the revolution shaft 15 is fixed to the tilting member 31b.
  • the turret 14 is fixed to the tilting member 31b via the rotation shaft bearing 31d. In this way, the polishing unit 10 and the rotating mechanism 20 are fixed to the base 31.
  • the tilt trestle 32 is fixed in the housing 2.
  • a pivot shaft bearing 32a that rotatably axially supports the pivot shaft 31c is fixed to the top surface of the tilt trestle 32.
  • the base 31 is fixed to pivot about the pivot shaft 31c by the pivot shaft bearing 32a.
  • a base located on the opposite side to the piston 33a is rotatably fixed to the bottom of the housing 2.
  • the tip of the piston 33a is rotatably fixed to the tilting member 31b.
  • the cylinder 33 by activating the cylinder 33 to adjust the amount of stroke of the piston 33a, it is possible to tilt the barrel tanks 11 at a predetermined angle.
  • an electric servo cylinder is used to set the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 more accurately.
  • the turning mechanism is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration.
  • a motor for tilting a pulley and the base 31 may be installed and the motor and the base 31 may be connected via the pulley by a wire.
  • the base may be manually tilted.
  • the turning mechanism may include a gear GA (not illustrated) fixed to the pivot shaft 31c, a gear GB (not illustrated) connected to the gear GA and rotatably fixed to the tilt trestle 32, a handle (not illustrated) fixed to the gear GB so as to turn the gear GB, and a rotation-preventing mechanism (not illustrated) for restricting the rotation of the gear GB.
  • the gear GA and the gear GB rotate and the base 31 is tilted.
  • the gear GB does not rotate without a force for turning the handle by the rotation-preventing mechanism, the tilt angle of the base 31 can be manually arbitrarily set.
  • the barrel tanks 11 are tilted along with the rotation shaft 13. That is, the angle of the rotation shafts 13, to which each barrel tank 11 has been fixed, with respect to the revolution shaft 15 is constant regardless of the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11. By employing this configuration, it is possible to rotate and revolve the barrel tanks 11 stably without depending on the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11.
  • the control mechanism 40 includes an input unit 41 and a control unit 42.
  • the input unit 41 includes a touch panel type operation panel and operation buttons and is connected to the control unit 42.
  • the control unit 42 receives an instruction for the control unit 42 such as polishing conditions (such as a polishing time, a rotation speed of the drive motor, a time required for reaching a steady speed, a time required for stopping rotation from the steady speed, or the like) and outputs the instruction to the mechanisms.
  • polishing conditions such as a polishing time, a rotation speed of the drive motor, a time required for reaching a steady speed, a time required for stopping rotation from the steady speed, or the like
  • the input to the control unit 42 is input through the input unit 41. An operator can perform the input while checking the input on a monitor through the touch panel type operation panel.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of operations of the barrel polishing method.
  • the input unit 41 disposed on the front side of the housing 2 receives operation information from an operator.
  • the input unit 41 disposed on the front side of the housing 2 outputs preliminary polishing conditions to the control unit 42.
  • the input polishing conditions in this embodiment include a "polishing time,” a “rotation speed of the drive motor,” a “tilt angle of the barrel tanks,” and “acceleration time and deceleration time of the drive motor,” but other conditions may be input if necessary.
  • the workpieces are components formed of hard brittle materials, metals, synthetic resins, or composite materials.
  • the hard brittle materials are materials having hard and brittle characteristics such as various ceramics, silicon, ferrite and crystal materials such as quartz.
  • the polishing medium may be a medium including a resin containing abrasive grains, a medium including ceramics, a medium including ceramics and abrasive grains, a medium including a metal, a medium including glass, or a medium including plants, as long as it is generally used for barrel polishing and may be appropriately selected depending on the types or shapes of the workpieces, the purpose of the barrel polishing, or the like.
  • the amount of workpieces and the polishing medium is not particularly limited, but is set to 10 vol% to 50 vol% with respect to the volume of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d in this embodiment.
  • the lids are fixed to the bodies to seal the bodies.
  • the sliding door 3 is opened and the barrel tanks 11a to 11d are fixed to four respective barrel tank cases 12. Since the turret 14 is maintained to be parallel to the drawing, the turret 14 can be manually rotated easily.
  • the turret 14 is manually rotated and the four barrel tanks 11ea to 11d are fixed to the four respective barrel tank cases 12. After the barrel tanks 11a to 11d are fixed to the turret 14 in this way, the sliding door 3 is closed.
  • the cylinder 33 When an operation button is turned on, the cylinder 33 is activated and the piston 33a extends by a length corresponding to a predetermined "tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11." Accordingly, the barrel tanks 11a to 11d perpendicular to the drawing are tilted at a predetermined angle. Subsequently, the drive motor 21 is activated. The rotational force of the drive motor 21 is transmitted to the turret 14 via the driving pulley 22, the revolution pulley 23, and the driving belt 24, and the turret 14 turns about the revolution shaft 15.
  • each of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d performs the revolution in which it turns in the circumferential direction of the turret 14 and the rotation in which it turns about one of the rotation shaft 13a to 13d.
  • the rotating mechanism 20 may be set to accelerate to a rotation speed optimal for the barrel polishing within a predetermined time by the control unit 42 so as to reduce its own load.
  • centrifugal force A the centrifugal force satisfying the state of "gravitational force applied to mass>centrifugal force applied to mass”
  • centrifugal force B the centrifugal force in the equilibrium state
  • centrifugal force C the centrifugal force satisfying the state of "gravitational force applied to mass ⁇ centrifugal force applied to mass
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating movements of a mass M in a barrel tank in a barrel polishing machine in the related art.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates movements of the mass M in the equilibrium sate and before and after the equilibrium state.
  • the centrifugal force applied to the mass M is the centrifugal force B
  • a phenomenon in which the mass M is separated from the wall of the barrel tank and is scattered in the barrel tank and then the mass M collides with the opposite inner wall occurs.
  • component forces act on the mass M in addition to the gravitational force and the centrifugal force in the state of the centrifugal force B.
  • the mass M moves along the inner wall of the barrel tank 11 due to the component forces. That is, since the mass M is not separated from the inner wall of barrel tank 11, the phenomenon in which the mass collides with the opposite inner wall as described does not occur. Therefore, the workpieces are not damaged.
  • Step S40 Step of Polishing Workpieces
  • the surfaces of the workpieces are polished by contact with the polishing medium, contact between the workpieces, and contact with the wall.
  • the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks 11 are continuously performed so as to maintain the state of the centrifugal force C for a predetermined time (the above-mentioned "polishing time"), whereby the barrel polishing is completed.
  • Step S50 Polishing End Step
  • deceleration may be set by the control unit 42 such that the rotation speed decreases within a predetermined time.
  • the tilt angle of the turret 14 when the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is fixed to the turret 14 is set to 0°, but the tilt angle of the turret 14 need not be changed unless there is a particular problem in operability.
  • the barrel tanks 11a to 11d each is tilted at a predetermined angle, but the tilt angles of each of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d may be changed depending on a variation of the centrifugal force applied to the mass. In the following description, the tilt angles of each of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d is changed depending on the rotation speed of the drive motor 21.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine 1 may further include tilt angle adjusting means for adjusting the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11.
  • the configuration of the tilt angle adjusting means is not particularly limited, but the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d is adjusted using a servo cylinder and a controller in this embodiment.
  • the controller is connected to the control unit 42 and the operation of the servo motor is controlled based on a signal from the control unit 42.
  • the tilt angle adjusting means is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration.
  • the tilt angle may be adjusted using a motor (for example, a servo motor) having a structure capable of adjusting a rotation angle and a controller controlling the motor.
  • a motor for example, a servo motor
  • the tilt angle can be adjusted to an arbitrary angle using a rotation-preventing mechanism.
  • a step of changing the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 depending on a variation in the centrifugal force applied to the mass may be provided as step S30.
  • a first tilting step and a second tilting step to be described below may be provided and this tilting pattern may be input to the control unit as a polishing condition.
  • a step of tilting the barrel tanks 11 at the second tilt angle while the centrifugal force applied to the mass is maintained as the third centrifugal force which is set as a centrifugal force required for the barrel polishing after the first tilting step
  • the inventors of the present invention found that when the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 is less, the polishing power for workpieces in the centrifugal barrel polishing machine is greater and the unevenness in polishing precision of the workpieces is less.
  • the first tilt angle is set to 30° or greater.
  • the first tilt angle may be set to 40° or greater.
  • the first tilt angle is set to 70° or less.
  • the first tilt angle may be set to 50° or less. That is, the first tilt angle may be set to a range of 30° to 70° (or 40° to 50°).
  • the second tilt angle is set to 0° or greater.
  • the second tilt angle is set to 30° or less. That is, the second tilt angle may be set to a range of 0° to 30°.
  • the first centrifugal force C1 is equal to or greater than 0.3 G
  • the first centrifugal force C1 is equal to or less than 1.0 G
  • the first centrifugal force C1 is equal to or less than 0.5 G That is, the first centrifugal force C1 may range from 0.3 G to 1.0 G or may range from 0.3 G to 0.5 G
  • the centrifugal force applied to the mass is less than 0.3 G
  • the centrifugal force becomes the centrifugal force A regardless of the attributes of the workpieces and the polishing medium.
  • the centrifugal force applied to the mass is greater than 1.0 G
  • the centrifugal force may become the centrifugal force B.
  • the second centrifugal force C2 is equal to or greater than 1.5 G
  • the second centrifugal force C2 is equal to or less than 6.0 G That is, the second centrifugal force C2 may range from 1.5 G to 6.0 G
  • the centrifugal force applied to the mass is less than 1.5 G
  • the centrifugal force becomes the centrifugal force B regardless of the attributes of the workpieces and the workpieces are damaged.
  • the centrifugal force applied to the mass is greater than 6.0 G, the centrifugal force applied to the mass becomes excessive and the mass does not flow in the barrel tanks 11, making it difficult to excellently polish the workpieces.
  • the second centrifugal force C2 may be set to a centrifugal force at which the centrifugal force applied to the mass is greater than the gravitational force of the mass or may be set to a centrifugal force applied to the barrel tanks 11a to 11d which is optimal for the barrel polishing.
  • the first centrifugal force, the second centrifugal force, and the third centrifugal force are expressed by relative centrifugal acceleration of Expression 1.
  • Symbols in Expression 1 are as follows.
  • RCF relative centrifugal acceleration (G)
  • r rotation radius (m)
  • g gravitational acceleration (m/sec 2 )
  • N revolution speed (min -1 )
  • RCF r g N ⁇ 2 ⁇ 60 2
  • step S50 may be provided with a step of adjusting the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 until the drive motor 21 stops.
  • This control can be performed based on the rotation speeds of the drive motor 21 corresponding to the first centrifugal force, the second centrifugal force, and the third centrifugal force.
  • step S30 may be provided with a step of changing the acceleration stepwise when the rotating mechanism 20 increases the rotation speed to a rotation speed optimal for the barrel polishing. That is, a step of changing the centrifugal force applied to the mass stepwise may be provided. This step will be described below. This step can be applied to both a case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 is not changed and the case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 is changed depending on a variation in the centrifugal force applied to the mass while the turret 14 is rotating.
  • the tilt angle adjusting means may continuously change the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 from 90° to 0°.
  • the centrifugal barrel polishing machine 1 may further include rotation speed adjusting means for adjusting the speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d.
  • the configuration of the rotation speed adjusting means is not particularly limited, but the speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d is adjusted using an inverter capable of adjusting the rotation speed of the drive motor 21 in this embodiment.
  • the inverter is connected to the control unit and the operation of the drive motor is controlled based on a signal from the control unit.
  • Step S30 may be further provided with a step of changing the speed of the rotation and revolution of the barrel tanks 11 depending on a variation in the centrifugal force applied to the mass.
  • a first acceleration step and a second acceleration step are provided as follows and this rotation pattern is input to the control unit as a polishing condition.
  • the workpieces are damaged when the centrifugal force applied to the mass is between the first centrifugal force and the second centrifugal force.
  • T2 time in which the centrifugal force applied to the mass is equilibrated with the gravitational force applied to the mass.
  • the first centrifugal force C1 may range from 0.3 G to 1.0 G or may range from 0.3 G to 0.5 G, as described above.
  • the second centrifugal force C2 may range from 1.5 G to 6.0 G as described above.
  • the second centrifugal force C2 may be set to a centrifugal force at which the centrifugal force applied to the mass is greater than the gravitational force of the mass or may be set to a centrifugal force optimal for the barrel polishing.
  • Fig. 4 is a graph illustrating examples of an operation pattern of the drive motor 21 in the centrifugal barrel polishing machine 1.
  • a third acceleration step of operating the drive motor 21 such that the centrifugal force applied to the mass reaches a third centrifugal force C3 which is a centrifugal force required for the barrel polishing within a predetermined time T3 may be further provided as illustrated in pattern A of Fig. 4 .
  • the second centrifugal force C2 is equal to the third centrifugal force C3 and thus the third acceleration step is not necessary as illustrated in pattern B of Fig. 4 .
  • step S40 may be further provided with a step of similarly adjusting the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11.
  • Step S50 may be provided with a step of similarly adjusting the rotation speed of the turret 14 until the drive motor 21 stops, as illustrated in pattern C and pattern D of Fig. 4 .
  • pattern C the rotation speed slowly decreases to the second centrifugal force C2, rapidly decreases to the first centrifugal force C1, and then slowly decreases and stops.
  • pattern D the rotation speed slowly decreases to the second centrifugal force C2, rapidly decreases and stops.
  • Example 1 the "damage” and the “polishing precision” in dry and wet polishing were evaluated with respect to the tilt angle of a barrel tanks. Workpieces and polishing media to be described below were used. The conditions of test items are shown in Table 1.
  • the workpieces and the polishing medium (and water in the case of the wet process) are put into the barrel tanks.
  • the barrel tanks are tilted at a predetermined angle which is selected from a range of 0° to 90° and the barrel polishing machine is activated to perform the barrel polishing for a predetermined time.
  • the workpieces subjected to the barrel polishing are recovered, washed with water, and then evaluated.
  • the evaluation method will be described below.
  • the damage was evaluated by measuring the volume of chipping or cracks. Damaged portions were observed using a laser microscope (VK-X200, made by KEYENCE Corporation) and the volume of the largest damaged portion was calculated. Five workpieces subjected to the barrel polishing under the same conditions were measured and the average value thereof was set as the volume of the damaged portion in the conditions.
  • the shapes (R shapes) of the angular portions of four sides at the center in the length direction were measured using a stylus profilometer (SURFCOM 1500DX, made by TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.). Ten workpieces subjected to the barrel polishing under the same conditions were measured and the deviation (3 ⁇ /average) was calculated from the measurement results of a total of 20 points.
  • Fig. 8 The evaluation results of damage are illustrated in Fig. 8 .
  • the volume of the damaged portion becomes smaller when the tilt angle is greater than 0°.
  • a greater tilt angle results in a greater volume of the damaged portion from the vicinity of 45°.
  • Fig. 9 The evaluation results of polishing precision are illustrated in Fig. 9 .
  • the deviation becomes smaller when the tilt angle is greater than 0°.
  • a greater tilt angle results in a greater deviation from the vicinity of 45°.
  • Example 2 workpieces and polishing media shown in Example 1 and described below were used.
  • Barrel polishing was performed under the conditions shown in Table 2 using the workpieces and the polishing media.
  • "same as on the left" in the field of the second tilt angle means that the second tilt angle was equal to the first tilt angle, that is, the tilt angle was not changed depending on the rotation speed of the turret 14.
  • the workpieces subjected to the barrel polishing were washed with water, ten workpieces subjected to the barrel polishing under the conditions were selected, surface roughness Ra (JIS B6001: 1994) of the workpieces was measured using a surface roughness meter (SURFCOM 1500DX, made by TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.), and the "progress of polishing" and the "polishing precision” were evaluated.
  • SURFCOM 1500DX made by TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
  • the "polishing precision" was evaluated as ⁇ or ⁇ . It can be seen that the evaluation result of ⁇ is a level at which there is no problem in practice and is a level which is evaluated as ⁇ by optimizing other polishing conditions and thus good polishing precision is obtained by tilting the barrel tanks in the range of 30° to 70° and then performing the barrel polishing.
  • the evaluation result was changed to ⁇ by providing the second tilting step with the second tilt angle set to 0° to 20° (Examples 2-7, 2-8, 2-13, 2-14, 2-19, and 2-20).
  • the workpieces can be excellently polished by providing the second tilting step.
  • the damage of the workpieces was evaluated as ⁇ or ⁇ .
  • the tilt angle is set to 70° and the acceleration step is further provided, the evaluation results of chipping were improved from ⁇ to ⁇ (Examples 2-6,2-12, and 2-18). It can be seen from this fact that there is no deviation in finishing precision of workpieces, the surfaces of the workpieces are not damaged, and the barrel polishing can be excellently performed in the conditions of Examples 2-1 to 2-20.
  • Comparative Examples 2-1 to 2-4 when the centrifugal force applied to the mass is at least between the first centrifugal force and the second centrifugal force, the barrel tanks 11 were tilted to 20° or 80° and then the barrel polishing was performed thereon. As a result, when the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 was set to 20°, all the evaluation results of damage of workpieces were X and thus it can be seen that the workpieces were damaged (Comparative Example 2-1 and 2-3). When the tilt angle of the barrel tanks 11 is set to 80°, the evaluation results of "polishing precision" were X and thus it can be seen that a deviation in finishing precision occurred (Comparative Examples 2-2 and 2-4).
  • a mechanism for causing only the barrel tanks 11 to rotate about the rotation shafts 13 in advance before rotating and revolving the barrel tanks 11 may be further provided.
  • a centrifugal barrel polishing machine having the preliminary rotation mechanism will be described below as the second embodiment. In the following description, only differences from the first embodiment will be mentioned.
  • the preliminary rotation mechanism 50 in this embodiment includes a preliminary drive motor 51, a preliminary driving pulley 52 disposed on the rotating shaft of the preliminary drive motor 51, a preliminary rotation pulley 53 fixed to the revolution shaft 15, a preliminary driving belt 54 suspended over the preliminary driving pulley 52 and the preliminary rotation pulley 53, and a clutch mechanism 55 fixed to the revolution shaft 15, as illustrated in Fig. 5 .
  • the clutch mechanism 55 can freely connect the turret 14 and the revolution shaft 15. When the turret 14 and the revolution shaft 15 are disconnected from each other using the clutch mechanism 55, the rotational force of the drive motor 21 is not transmitted to the revolution shaft 15.
  • the preliminary drive motor 51 is activated in this state, the rotational force of the preliminary drive motor 51 is transmitted to the revolution shaft 15, and only the rotation shafts 13a to 13d, that is, the barrel tanks 11a to 11d, rotate via the driven pulleys 25A and 25B, the rotation pulleys 26a to 26d, and the driven belts 27A and 27B.
  • the clutch mechanism 55 can switch the drive source of the revolution shaft 15 between the "drive motor” and the preliminary drive motor.” That is, the motion of the barrel tanks 11 can be switched to the "rotation and revolution” or the "only rotation” using the clutch mechanism 55.
  • the configuration of the clutch mechanism 55 can be appropriately selected from mechanical configurations such as switching of a gear, configurations using electromagnetic force, or the like.
  • preliminary polishing conditions are also input as the polishing conditions.
  • the input preliminary polishing conditions in this embodiment include a "preliminary polishing time,” a “rotation speed of the preliminary drive motor,” and a “tilt angle of the barrel tanks in preliminary polishing,” but other conditions may be input if necessary.
  • step S20 in the first embodiment the barrel tanks 11a to 11d into which the mass has been put are fixed to the barrel tank cases 12 and then the sliding door 3 is closed.
  • the preliminary polishing step is performed.
  • the cylinder 33 is activated and the piston 33a extends by a length corresponding to a predetermined "tilt angle of the barrel tanks.” Accordingly, the barrel tanks 11a to 11d which are perpendicular to the drawing are tilted at a predetermined angle (50° in this embodiment).
  • the drive source of the revolution shaft 15 is switched to the preliminary drive motor 51 by the clutch mechanism 55. Thereafter, the preliminary drive motor 51 is activated and the barrel tanks 11a to 11d rotate.
  • the angular portions of the workpieces are rounded (subjected to R processing) by the rotation using the preliminary drive motor 51. Since only the angular portions of the workpieces need be rounded, the rotation speed of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d may be set to be lower than the rotation speed when the barrel tanks 11a to 11d rotate and revolve in the subsequent step.
  • the generation of damage in workpieces formed of a hard brittle material such as cracks or chipping begins with the angular portions of corners or edges of the workpieces.
  • the operation of the preliminary drive motor 51 is stopped. Then, the drive source of the revolution shaft 15 is switched to the drive motor 21 by the clutch mechanism 55 and the preliminary polishing step ends.
  • steps S30 to S50 in the first embodiment are performed in this order and the barrel polishing of the workpieces is completed.
  • This embodiment can be applied to all combinations of the "case in which the tilt angle of the barrel tanks is not changed while the turret is rotating," the “case in which a step of changing the tilt angle of the barrel tanks depending on a variation in the centrifugal force applied to the mass is provided," and the “case in which a step of changing the rotation speed of the turret depending on a variation in the centrifugal force applied to the mass.”
  • a collision-preventing member may be disposed along the shaft center of each of the barrel tanks 11a to 11d.
  • a cylindrical elastic member such as gum, rubber, or the like
  • the mass M separated from the inner wall of barrel tank 11 collides with the collision-preventing member 60 and accordingly decreases in kinetic energy.
  • the kinetic energy is low when the mass M that has collided with the collision-preventing member 60 and returned collides with the inner wall, it is possible to prevent occurrence of damage in the workpieces.
  • the collision-preventing member 60 may be disposed to be rotatable about the shaft center of the barrel tank 11. Since the mass M collides with a collision-preventing member 30a which rotates relatively to the barrel tank 11, the angle at which the mass M having collided with the collision-preventing member 30a is returned is changed. Since the distance that the returned mass M moves to the inner wall of the barrel tank 11 increases, the kinetic energy decreases until the mass collides with the inner wall. As a result, it is possible to prevent occurrence of damage in the workpieces.
  • the collision-preventing member 60 in another example, an elastic member of which only a part forms a curved surface is used as the collision-preventing member 60 as illustrated in (B) of Fig. 6 .
  • the collision-preventing member has a semi-circular shape and is disposed such that the central point of the curved surface corresponds to the shaft center of the barrel tank 11.
  • the mass M separated from the inner wall of the barrel tank 11 moves to the collision-preventing member 30b as indicated by an arrow in the drawing.
  • the mass collides with the inner surface of the collision-preventing member 60, whereby the kinetic energy decreases.
  • the mass M moves downward along the inner surface to further decrease the kinetic energy thereof and then is dropped onto the inner wall of the barrel tank 11.
  • the kinetic energy markedly decreases and it is thus possible to occurrence of damage in the workpieces.

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  1. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge qui polit des pièces à usiner par rotation et révolution d'un réservoir cylindrique (11) contenant une masse comportant les pièces à usiner et un milieu de polissage, comprenant :
    une tourelle de type disque (14) configurée pour tourner autour d'un arbre de révolution (15) ;
    une pluralité de réservoirs de tonneau (11) chacun installés dans la tourelle (14) par l'intermédiaire d'un arbre de rotation (13) et configurés pour tourner autour de l'arbre de rotation (13) ;
    un mécanisme rotatif (20) configuré pour faire tourner la tourelle (14) et les réservoirs de tonneau (11) ;
    un mécanisme d'inclinaison (30) configuré pour incliner l'arbre de révolution de la tourelle (14) par rapport à un plan horizontal et pour incliner chaque arbre de rotation (13) par rapport au plan horizontal ; et
    un moyen de réglage de vitesse de rotation pour commander une vitesse de rotation de la rotation et de la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau (11) ;
    caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre une unité de commande (42) configurée pour réaliser :
    une première étape d'accélération consistant à régler la vitesse de la rotation et la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau en utilisant le moyen de réglage de vitesse de rotation de sorte que la force centrifuge appliquée à la masse atteigne une première force centrifuge, qui est définie en tant que force centrifuge immédiatement avant que la masse ne soit séparée des parois internes de chaque réservoir de tonneau avec son propre poids, au sein d'un premier laps de temps; et
    une seconde étape d'accélération consistant à régler la vitesse de la rotation et la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau en utilisant le moyen de réglage de vitesse de rotation de sorte que la force centrifuge appliquée à la masse atteigne une seconde force centrifuge, qui est définie en tant que force centrifuge pour amener de manière centrifuge la masse en contact avec les parois internes de chaque réservoir de tonneau, au sein d'un second laps de temps après la première étape d'accélération.
  2. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le mécanisme d'inclinaison (30) comprend :
    une base (31) à laquelle la tourelle (14) est fixée pour pouvoir tourner autour de l'arbre de révolution (15) ;
    un chevalet inclinable (32a) configuré pour fixer de manière inclinable la base (31) ; et
    un mécanisme rotatif relié à la base (31) et configuré pour incliner librement la base (31).
  3. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle le mécanisme rotatif est un vérin (33) configuré pour incliner librement la base (31) par extension et retrait d'un piston (33a).
  4. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans laquelle le mécanisme d'inclinaison dispose chaque arbre de rotation (13) à une inclinaison dans une plage de 30 ° à 70 ° par rapport au plan horizontal.
  5. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre une pluralité de boîtiers de réservoir de tonneau (12) auxquels les réservoirs de tonneau (11) sont fixés respectivement de manière détachable,
    dans laquelle les arbres de rotation (13) sont respectivement installés sur l'une des extrémités des boîtiers de réservoir de tonneau (12), et
    dans laquelle chaque arbre de rotation (13) est fixé de manière rotative sur la tourelle (14).
  6. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre un moyen de réglage d'angle d'inclinaison pour régler librement un angle selon lequel les arbres de rotation (13) sont inclinés par rapport au plan horizontal.
  7. Machine de polissage au tonneau centrifuge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre un mécanisme de rotation préliminaire configuré pour uniquement faire tourner chaque réservoir cylindrique (11).
  8. Procédé de polissage au tonneau utilisant la machine de polissage centrifuge selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
    une étape de rotation et de révolution des réservoirs de tonneau (11) ; et
    une étape de polissage des pièces à usiner par la rotation et la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau,
    caractérisé en ce que l'étape de rotation et de révolution des réservoirs de tonneau comprend
    une première étape d'accélération de réglage de la vitesse de rotation et de révolution des réservoirs de tonneau en utilisant le moyen de réglage de vitesse de rotation de sorte que la force centrifuge appliquée à la masse atteigne une première force centrifuge, qui est définie en tant que force centrifuge immédiatement avant que la masse ne soit séparée de parois internes de chaque réservoir de tonneau avec son propre poids, au sein d'un premier laps de temps ; et
    une seconde étape d'accélération de réglage de la vitesse de la rotation et la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau en utilisant le moyen de réglage de vitesse de rotation de sorte que la force centrifuge appliquée à la masse atteigne une seconde force centrifuge, qui est définie en tant que force centrifuge pour amener de manière centrifuge la masse en contact avec les parois internes de chaque réservoir de tonneau, au sein d'un second laps de temps après la première étape d'accélération.
  9. Procédé de polissage au tonneau utilisant la machine de polissage centrifuge selon la revendication 2 ou 6, comprenant :
    une étape de rotation et de révolution des réservoirs de tonneau ; et
    une étape de polissage des pièces à usiner par la rotation et la révolution des réservoirs de tonneau,
    dans lequel l'étape de rotation et de révolution des réservoirs de tonneau comprend une étape de changement continu de l'angle formé par chaque arbre de rotation et le plan horizontal.
  10. Procédé de polissage au tonneau selon la revendication 8, dans lequel la première force centrifuge est dans la plage de 0,3 G à 1,0 G et la seconde force centrifuge est dans la plage de 1,5 G à 6,0 G.
  11. Procédé de polissage au tonneau utilisant la machine de polissage centrifuge selon la revendication 7, comprenant :
    une étape de polissage préliminaire consistant à arrondir des parties angulaires de coins et de bords des pièces par rotation de chaque réservoir de tonneau (11) par fonctionnement du mécanisme de rotation préliminaire ; et
    une étape de polissage des pièces à usiner par rotation et révolution des réservoirs de tonneau (11) après l'étape de polissage préliminaire.
  12. Procédé de polissage au tonneau selon la revendication 11, dans lequel les pièces à usiner sont formées d'un métal cassant dur.
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